Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: HICKS, CHARLES N

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2424

This examiner grants 75% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

74.7%
Allow Rate
+16.7% vs TC avg
511
Total Applications
+16.5%
Interview Lift
1191
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 494 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.5%
§101 Eligibility
15.3%
§102 Novelty
60.0%
§103 Obviousness
4.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18332015 INFORMATION SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18501245 DISPLAY PANEL, DETECTION DEVICE THEREFOR, AND DISPLAY DEVICE Final Rejection Tianma Advanced Display Technology Institute (Xiamen) Co.,Ltd.
18809110 EFFECT DISPLAY METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18368178 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING FOR DISPLAY RECOMMENDATIONS THAT ARE TEMPORALLY RELEVANT TO ACTIVITIES OF A USER AND ARE CONTEXTUALLY RELEVANT TO A PORTION OF A MEDIA ASSET THAT THE USER IS CONSUMING Final Rejection Adeia Guides Inc.
17749654 DISPLAYING ORTHOGRAPHIC AND ENDOSCOPIC VIEWS OF A PLANE SELECTED IN A THREE-DIMENSIONAL ANATOMICAL IMAGE Non-Final OA BIOSENSE WEBSTER (ISRAEL) LTD.
18086746 ENDOSCOPE WITH NOISE MITIGATION Non-Final OA AMBU A/S
18235724 SATELLITE SWITCHING FOR ADDRESSABLE ASSET DELIVERY Non-Final OA Invidi Technologies Corporation

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